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Labour force in Panama City

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 71 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 26, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
−2.1% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Panama City 16,930
Bay County 93,493
Florida 11M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Panama City · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 16,930 · 2025
First value 16,553 · 2000
Highest 18,453 · 2008
Lowest 15,283 · 2020
Average change +0.1% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearPanama CityChange Bay CountyFlorida
2025 16,930 +0.8% 93,493 11M
2024 16,799 +1.2% 92,789 11M
2023 16,594 +2.7% 90,956 11M
2022 16,164 +0.4% 88,220 11M
2021 16,093 +5.3% 86,137 10M
2020 15,283 −3.1% 82,743 10M
2019 15,772 −5.7% 84,990 10M
2018 16,722 −0.8% 89,295 10M
2017 16,865 −0.9% 89,401 10M
2016 17,019 −1.6% 89,600 9.8M
2015 17,290 +0.6% 87,452 9.6M
2014 17,190 +1.1% 87,057 9.5M
2013 17,001 −0.1% 85,924 9.4M
2012 17,015 −1.0% 86,037 9.3M
2011 17,181 +0.9% 86,965 9.3M
2010 17,034 −7.6% 86,284 9.2M
2009 18,443 −0.1% 89,852 9.2M
2008 18,453 +1.5% 89,606 9.3M
2007 18,177 +1.3% 87,823 9.3M
2006 17,946 +1.7% 86,600 9.1M
2005 17,644 −2.5% 83,219 8.8M
2004 18,100 +3.7% 79,435 8.5M
2003 17,449 +2.3% 76,496 8.3M
2002 17,056 +2.0% 74,732 8.2M
2001 16,726 +1.0% 73,334 8.1M
2000 16,553 72,629 7.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Jacksonville 497K
2 Miami 264K
3 Tampa 216K
4 St. Petersburg 150K
5 Hialeah 120K
6 Port St. Lucie 118K
7 Cape Coral 110K
8 Fort Lauderdale 104K
9 Pembroke Pines 93,761
10 Hollywood 87,135
11 Miramar 82,367
12 Coral Springs 75,172
13 West Palm Beach 67,747
14 Palm Bay 66,710
15 Davie 61,888
16 Clearwater 59,702
17 Pompano Beach 59,594
18 Plantation 56,235
19 Sunrise 54,301
20 Miami Gardens 53,208
21 Boca Raton 49,717
22 Deltona 47,992
23 Miami Beach 47,115
24 Boynton Beach 45,221
25 Deerfield Beach 44,865
…
68 Lauderdale Lakes 17,800
69 Dunedin 17,659
70 Dania Beach 17,613
71 Panama City 16,799
72 Key West 16,496
73 Rockledge 16,232
74 Palm Springs 15,762
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2024

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.